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14-12-2019 11:04PM

sydthebeat wrote: »

Sweet divine that's some graphics card!!

Do you really need a split ssd AND a 4tb sata drive??

The smaller of the two ssd's goes directly into the mainboard for the OS

The larger of the two is a game storage drive.

The 4TB is a media drive. I've a large movie collection!

Yes the GPU is a monster.

Squidgy Black · 14-12-2019 11:11PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

The smaller of the two ssd's goes directly into the mainboard for the OS

The larger of the two is a game storage drive.

The 4TB is a media drive. I've a large movie collection!

Yes the GPU is a monster.

Would you not go for a hybrid drive like the FireCuda for game storage? The 860 is serious overkill for the price of it.

Dave_The_Sheep · 14-12-2019 11:15PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Took a bit of extra time to research my PC build.

Here she is for anyone interested: https://ie.pcpartpicker.com/list/CMPJn7

Samsung 860 Evo 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive

**** me that has me seriously tempted to purchase an ugprade for my current rig.

raw

14-12-2019 11:33PM

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Would you not go for a hybrid drive like the FireCuda for game storage? The 860 is serious overkill for the price of it.

Nah I want a pure ssd for gaming. I was going to put my op sys on that drive but decided to get something plugged straight into the mainboard instead.

It's going to take me a good while to build and setup. Been a while!

Buer · 15-12-2019 09:12AM

awec wrote: »

Cheese and sauasage. Fcuk off you freak.

When you figure out what pepperoni is, it's going to blow your mind.

molloyjh · 15-12-2019 10:46AM

I cant think of pizza without mourning the loss of Beast in Greystones. Best pizza I've ever had outside of Naples. Closed down just before we moved to Greystones. The Wicklow Way was amazing.

mfceiling · 15-12-2019 12:00PM

molloyjh wrote: »

I cant think of pizza without mourning the loss of Beast in Greystones. Best pizza I've ever had outside of Naples. Closed down just before we moved to Greystones. The Wicklow Way was amazing.

Nettle Pesto....Just when you thought molloy had reached peak hipster then he smacks you with this!!

15-12-2019 12:31PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Nah I want a pure ssd for gaming. I was going to put my op sys on that drive but decided to get something plugged straight into the mainboard instead.

It's going to take me a good while to build and setup. Been a while!

Jaysus thag gfx card is more expensive than my whole rig!

15-12-2019 12:45PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Jaysus thag gfx card is more expensive than my whole rig!

I've never gotten a top of the line gpu and it's actually a decent price for that card. It's 300 more on the gpu than I'd predicted but I think it's worth it considering savings I've made elsewhere.

Got some good advice on the setup and this is where they said to go properly premium.

I'm looking forward to putting this together, then spending several days losing my mind with Microsoft software and finally, hopefully having a high performance rig for the new year!

troyzer · 15-12-2019 12:46PM

Got my learner permit recently and I'm flying around on my motorbike.

To anyone who has ever had anxiety or panic disorder, get a bike.

The mindfulness and sense of peace you get is unbelievable.

troyzer · 15-12-2019 12:49PM

troyzer wrote: »

Got my learner permit recently and I'm flying around on my motorbike.

To anyone who has ever had anxiety or panic disorder, get a bike.

The mindfulness and sense of peace you get is unbelievable.

Having said that, I'm still thawing out from my hour on it this morning.

15-12-2019 01:38PM

Deleted User wrote: »

I've never gotten a top of the line gpu and it's actually a decent price for that card. It's 300 more on the gpu than I'd predicted but I think it's worth it considering savings I've made elsewhere.

Got some good advice on the setup and this is where they said to go properly premium.

I'm looking forward to putting this together, then spending several days losing my mind with Microsoft software and finally, hopefully having a high performance rig for the new year!

Looks like fun. That cpu seems like a steal.

15-12-2019 01:39PM

troyzer wrote: »

Got my learner permit recently and I'm flying around on my motorbike.

To anyone who has ever had anxiety or panic disorder, get a bike.

The mindfulness and sense of peace you get is unbelievable.

I would have thought the opposite to be true! But I've very little experience on motor bikes. How much is it costing you?

troyzer · 15-12-2019 01:42PM

Deleted User wrote: »

I would have thought the opposite to be true! But I've very little experience on motor bikes. How much is it costing you?

It demands 100% of your concentration at any given time. You can't afford to let your mind drift and think ****ty thoughts.

You have to constantly manage your limited grip, your balance, your weight distribution, throttle and brakes. It's not like driving a car, the bike will not forgive you if you're twitchy with any of the controls.

Being lost in the moment and being intensely focused on a task is pretty much the definition of mindfulness. It's a very powerful relaxant and it really declutters your brain.

I'm about €5k all in at the moment. That got me an absolute peach of a bike which would appreciate after Brexit, mid range motorbike gear, insurance and a new set of tyres.

shootermacg · 15-12-2019 01:43PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Took a bit of extra time to research my PC build.

Here she is for anyone interested: https://ie.pcpartpicker.com/list/CMPJn7

Cheaping out on everything except the graphics card? That's like putting a spoiler on a Lada.

The processor and RAM will be your bottle neck and will require an upgrade sooner rather than later.

If I were you, I'd be looking for 3600 CPU, good overclockable 3200 RAM and a good low end x570 board. You could buy yourself a 1080ti second hand for about 400/500, leaving you with a spare 400/500 to spend on future proofing the most important parts of your system.
You'll notice a higher frame rate in games and, better processing in general because of the reduced latency on the newer chips paired with the old ones.

16GB of 3200 RAM would be a better purchase than 32 GB of 3000 RAM.

More importantly you can just pop in a new edition AMD chip whenever you like and you've just upgraded your system.

15-12-2019 01:49PM

shootermacg wrote: »

Cheaping out on everything except the graphics card? That's like putting a spoiler on a Lada.

The processor and RAM will be your bottle neck and will require an upgrade sooner rather than later.

If I were you, I'd be looking for 3600 CPU, good overclockable 3200 RAM and a good low end x570 board. You could buy yourself a 1080ti second hand for about 400/500, leaving you with a spare 400/500 to spend on future proofing the most important parts of your system.
You'll notice a higher frame rate in games and, better processing in general because of the reduced latency on the newer chips paired with the old ones.

16GB of 3200 RAM would be a better purchase than 32 GB of 3000 RAM.

More importantly you can just pop in a new edition AMD chip whenever you like and you've just upgraded your system.

I also would not go with that single fan CPU water cooler, they don't perform that well. You can get a Noctua air cooler for around the same price or less.

15-12-2019 02:02PM

shootermacg wrote: »

Cheaping out on everything except the graphics card? That's like putting a spoiler on a Lada.

The processor and RAM will be your bottle neck and will require an upgrade sooner rather than later.

If I were you, I'd be looking for 3600 CPU, good overclockable 3200 RAM and a good low end x570 board. You could buy yourself a 1080ti second hand for about 400/500, leaving you with a spare 400/500 to spend on future proofing the most important parts of your system.
You'll notice a higher frame rate in games and, better processing in general because of the reduced latency on the newer chips paired with the old ones.

16GB of 3200 RAM would be a better purchase than 32 GB of 3000 RAM.

More importantly you can just pop in a new edition AMD chip whenever you like and you've just upgraded your system.

I plan on doing a CPU upgrade this time next year, but that CPU is an absolute steal considering it's performance. Will have a look at the ram - thanks for the heads up.

Sloane Nutritious Ham wrote: »

I also would not go with that single fan CPU water cooler, they don't perform that well. You can get a Noctua air cooler for around the same price or less.

Airflow is a problem for where my PC is enclosed - hence water cooling.

shootermacg · 15-12-2019 02:43PM

Deleted User wrote: »

I plan on doing a CPU upgrade this time next year, but that CPU is an absolute steal considering it's performance. Will have a look at the ram - thanks for the heads up.

Airflow is a problem for where my PC is enclosed - hence water cooling.

It may be a steal for performance, but ultimately a waste of money.
So when you buy your new cpu, add an additional 200 euro onto it and that's how much it cost you taking the old cpu into account. Single fan coolers not a great idea either. Uou could just get a 3600/3700 with stock cooling instead. Would be almost the same price.

Isn't there anything you can salvage from your old system? 2K is a lot of cash to spend on a 3 year old system.

My advice is to get the best bare-bones you can afford. Leave the peripherals (hard drives) until they're on sale (except the M2 drive for the OS).

Use any hard drives you already have instead of ponying up for them right now, which is limiting the cash you could be spending on the main components, board, RAM, CPU.

The advantages of doing this now is, you'll generally get more M2 or NVME slots on a new board, mine has 3. You get a more up to date version of PCIExpress (faster IO). And more importantly, you'll be saving yourself the hassle of having to buy and build a new system for an additional 4/5 years at least.

I've also heard people complaining about boost speed and overheating with the old MSI boards and the new CPUs, so that's a possible issue you'll be dodging.

Anyways, ultimately it's your decision..

15-12-2019 04:22PM

shootermacg wrote: »

It may be a steal for performance, but ultimately a waste of money.
So when you buy your new cpu, add an additional 200 euro onto it and that's how much it cost you taking the old cpu into account. Single fan coolers not a great idea either. Uou could just get a 3600/3700 with stock cooling instead. Would be almost the same price.

Isn't there anything you can salvage from your old system? 2K is a lot of cash to spend on a 3 year old system.

My advice is to get the best bare-bones you can afford. Leave the peripherals (hard drives) until they're on sale (except the M2 drive for the OS).

Use any hard drives you already have instead of ponying up for them right now, which is limiting the cash you could be spending on the main components, board, RAM, CPU.

The advantages of doing this now is, you'll generally get more M2 or NVME slots on a new board, mine has 3. You get a more up to date version of PCIExpress (faster IO). And more importantly, you'll be saving yourself the hassle of having to buy and build a new system for an additional 4/5 years at least.

I've also heard people complaining about boost speed and overheating with the old MSI boards and the new CPUs, so that's a possible issue you'll be dodging.

Anyways, ultimately it's your decision..

There is a good reason I'm getting this now, I mostly use my home pc for work so...............

mfceiling · 15-12-2019 05:07PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

There is a good reason I'm getting this now, I mostly use my home pc for work so...............

What the hell do you do for a living Venjur? Bond villain?

Felix Jones is God. · 15-12-2019 05:11PM

mfceiling wrote: »

What the hell do you do for a living Venjur? Bond villain?

Not at all....he runs the Irish server for Pornhub....next time you hit Carla for Garda....give praise to Venjur!

15-12-2019 06:14PM

mfceiling wrote: »

What the hell do you do for a living Venjur? Bond villain?

I do something that DEFINITELY requires that standard of WORK computer.

15-12-2019 06:35PM

Are you that girl on twitch that plays that dancing game in skimpy shorts?

sydthebeat · 15-12-2019 07:24PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Are you that girl on twitch that plays that dancing game in skimpy shorts?

say what now ????

Neil3030 · 15-12-2019 07:34PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I do something that DEFINITELY requires that standard of WORK computer.

with the gpu I'm guessing crypto mining is part of it?

15-12-2019 07:52PM

Neil3030 wrote: »

with the gpu I'm guessing crypto mining is part of it?

Nah, it's just a generally overpriced GPU that's dropped in cost very recently.

This PC will be used for Arma3 and browsing every thread on boards rugby at the same time.

I definitely wont use this PC to perform by the second stat reviews of Peter O'Mahony just for the purpose of destabilising the Munster thread.

That would be a total waste, I'll definitely not do that. Ha ha - such a silly thing to say.

Good post though Neil, thanks for that.

Zzippy · 15-12-2019 10:52PM

sydthebeat wrote: »

say what now ????

I think they're using code to arrange drug deals. Can't think of any other explanation for such a random collection of words.

15-12-2019 10:56PM

sydthebeat wrote: »

say what now ????

I'm not sure I even want to explain

awec · 16-12-2019 03:52PM

I see Ian Bailey has been arrested and will be extradited to France.

Not sure how I feel about that. Sets a bit of a worrying precedent surely?

errlloyd · 16-12-2019 03:59PM

awec wrote: »

I see Ian Bailey has been arrested and will be extradited to France.

Not sure how I feel about that. Sets a bit of a worrying precedent surely?

Agreed, if you can't be proved guilty in one jurisdiction (Ireland) it seems like double jeopardy to follow the ruling of another jurisdiction (France).

I do think it is relatively likely he did it though.

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